What did you learn from your reading? Summarize the big ideas here.
1. Schools can be empowered through change but there has to be collaboration and trust from staff, principal and all stakeholders.
2. Principals must empower their staff my giving them opportunities to lead out at staff meetings and other school activities. Principals will be a participant and not the "lone ranger" who makes all the decisions.
3. We need to cultivate the experts from within our school's districts and institutions. Doing so motivates and enriches staff members.
4. We need to give students a voice and opportunities at leadership roles. The goal is to prepare them to be excellent future leaders.An empowered classroom supports students by giving them opportunities to plan activities with the teacher and develop their ideas.
How did you feel about what you read? Talk about how you think you can use what you learned.
The "in school" experiences shared by the author were personal and from educators like myself. At one point I could relate to some of the experiences. The great thing about this book is that the tips mentioned were practiced by the author herself and friends that she shared them with. There were positive results mentioned by principals and teachers alike.
The ideas were very practical that can be implemented at school but everyone has to be committed to the new methods to see success.
What questions are you left with? Think about practical considerations for implementing changes.
How ready are school administrators ready to implement the new strategies?
Empowered Students, Empowered Schools: Creating Connected and Invested Learners
Pernille Ripp2015
Reviewed by Iauguiste_1140@education.gov.dm
1. Schools can be empowered through change but there has to be collaboration and trust from staff, principal and all stakeholders.
2. Principals must empower their staff my giving them opportunities to lead out at staff meetings and other school activities. Principals will be a participant and not the "lone ranger" who makes all the decisions.
3. We need to cultivate the experts from within our school's districts and institutions. Doing so motivates and enriches staff members.
4. We need to give students a voice and opportunities at leadership roles. The goal is to prepare them to be excellent future leaders. An empowered classroom supports students by giving them opportunities to plan activities with the teacher and develop their ideas.
The "in school" experiences shared by the author were personal and from educators like myself. At one point I could relate to some of the experiences. The great thing about this book is that the tips mentioned were practiced by the author herself and friends that she shared them with. There were positive results mentioned by principals and teachers alike.
The ideas were very practical that can be implemented at school but everyone has to be committed to the new methods to see success.